The first sunrise of 2015 will be seen at 7:26 a.m. on the nation’s easternmost Dokdo islets.
 
The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute forecast that the first sunrise on the Korean Peninsula will be viewed five minutes later at Ganjeolgot Cape in Ulsan.
 
The sun will set the latest this year on Gageo Island, South Jeolla Province, around 5:40 p.m. on December 31. This year’s last sunset can be observed on the peninsula until 5:35 p.m. next Wednesday in Jindo, South Jeolla Province.